[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 2/8/2005 3:06:13 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS81 KPHI 082000
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
145 PM EST TUE FEB 8 2005

NJZ001-007>010-012>015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069-091000-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CARBON PA-CHESTER PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-
MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-SUSSEX NJ-
WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...NEW BRUNSWICK...
PERTH AMBOY...READING AND TRENTON
145 PM EST TUE FEB 8 2005

...SOME SNOW EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY ACROSS
VIRGINIA AND INTO THE DELMARVA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  THIS STORM WILL
RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES OFF THE COAST TOWARD NEW ENGLAND ON
THURSDAY.  AT THE ONSET OF THE STORM...TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM
ENOUGH SO THAT THE PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY BEGIN AS RAIN
WEDNESDAY EVENING.  HOWEVER...AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING HOURS AND
THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WHILE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT AT THIS POINT IN TIME...ESPECIALLY SINCE MIXED
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED DURING THIS EVENT...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
CERTAINLY POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS ON
THURSDAY.

THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE ULTIMATE TRACK AND
STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IT WILL BRING. 
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SYSTEM AND
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED. 


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DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>027-PAZ070-071-091000-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-
CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-GLOUCESTER NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-NEW CASTLE DE-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY...CAMDEN...DOVER...NEWARK...
PHILADELPHIA...VINELAND AND WILMINGTON
145 PM EST TUE FEB 8 2005


...SOME SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY ACROSS
VIRGINIA AND INTO THE DELMARVA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  THIS STORM WILL
RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES OFF THE COAST TOWARD NEW ENGLAND ON
THURSDAY.  AT THE ONSET OF THE STORM...TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM
ENOUGH TO THAT THE PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY BEGIN AS RAIN
WEDNESDAY EVENING.  HOWEVER...AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO
THE REGION. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ON THURSDAY MORNING.
WHILE ACCUMULATIONS ARE DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT AT THIS POINT IN TIME,
ESPECIALLY SINCE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENT...
1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS ON THURSDAY. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
DELMARVA...AND EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...
ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN 1 INCH OF SNOW ARE ANTICIPATED. 

THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE ULTIMATE TRACK AND
STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IT WILL BRING. 
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SYSTEM AND
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED. 




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NIERENBERG/MIKETTA

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